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Membranous glomerulonephritis
See: Membranous nephropathy
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- Pneumo- Prefix pertaining to breathing, respiration, the lungs, pneumonia, or air
- Fear of having a malformed child An abnormal and persistent fear of bearing a malformed child is termed teratophobia. A phobia is an…
- Pharma food A food product with a pharmacological additive meant to improve health, for example, to lower cholesterol
- Dacryo- A combining form denoting tears, as in dacryocyst (tear sac) and dacryocystorhinostomy (surgery to open up a…
- Breast, infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the Infiltrating lobular carcinoma is the second most common type of invasive breast cancer next to infiltrating…
- Ketone bodies Chemicals that the body makes when there is not enough insulin in the blood and it must break down fat…
- Xanthoma, planar A type of xanthoma characterized by flat yellow-to-orange patches or pimples that cluster together on the skin
- Canavan disease Canavan disease: A severe progressive inherited (genetic) disorder of the central nervous system (CNS). The…
- Gametogenesis The development and production of the male and female germ cells required to form a new individual. The male…
- Exanthem A rash. The word 'exanthem' comes from the Greek 'exanthema' which means 'a breaking out.' 'Anthos' in Greek…
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